Seining apparatus.



No. 837,173. PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906. A. YANGEY.

SEINING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28| 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l @w1/L met No. 837,173. 'PATBNTED Nov. 27, 1906. A. YANGEY.

lSEINING APPARATUS.

APFLIOATION FILED JAN. 28, 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2V anonym j UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR YANCEY, F DERMOTT, ARKANSAS, ASSIGN-OR TO BENJAMIN M.

WALMSLEY, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. A

semina APPARATUS..

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 2B. 1905. Serlal No. 248,089.

Patented new. 27, 190e.

Be it known that I, ARTHUR YANCEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dermott, in thecounty of Chicot and State of' Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seining Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a i'ull, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable ot ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in seining apparatus.

y'lheinvention is particularly applicable for use in catc shrimp, but may be equally as well use for catching other fish. In .the ollowin I therefore refer to shrimp as a matter of revity, it being understood that the term is intended to embrace other" classes of iisli.

Broadly speakinlgq, the invention consists of ower-actiiated auling means associated wit apparatus for closing the bottomof the seine and guiding the hauled-in wings thereof during hauling, the hauled-in wings of the seine being neatly deposited on a suitable support or recast, as desired.

To more fully describe the invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, illustratin an application of the invention, in which like characters desi nate the same parts in the several views, ancgl in which- Figure l is a side elevation showingl my improved a paratus represented as closing the seine, t e front wing of the seine being removed for clearer illustration. Fig. 2 is a sectional lan view alon the line 2 2 2" 2 Fig. 1. FPig. 3 is a deta view, in side elevation, showin in full lines theclc'ising` device with rollers ocked in its closed osition to guide the lead-lines and by the otted lines in the open position to release the lead-lines. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view taken along the line 4 4, Fig. 3, of the closing device in its operative osition Fi 4a is a transverse section on e 5 5 of ig. 4. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view in elevation, showing one of the closing rollers and the manner of mounting same. Fig. '6 shows the 'same in lan. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view at the orward end of the tender, showing the operating-windlass ,and seine-guidingmeans in plan; and Fig. 8 is a detailed view showing a and for the purpose of adjust 'tively to each other to retainut slight change in the disposition of the rollers of the closing means.

A desi nates the body portion, netting, or web of t e seine pro er provided with the cork-lines A and leades A.

B represents a pair of spaced depending arms pivotally connected to the support Vor tenderF at their upper ends and at their lower ends (pivotally connected to a sledblock B3, an for this Iurpose the sled-block is slotted, as at B8, ig. 4, to receive the lower ends of the depending arms and secure same thereto b pins B, Fig. 4.

In order to orm a closure for the opening between the Wingle of the net adjacent the depending arms, provide a air of rods B, disposed parallel to the rods and secured thereto by suitable brackets B B5, designatin suitable cross-netting carried by the paral el rods B4.

B7 represents sta rods connecting the lowzer ends ofthe ro s B with the support F at At the forward endof the sled-block Ba are a plurality of guiding-rollers B2, and these rol ers ma be dis osed relatively to each. other in orizonta planes, or in vertical planes, as shown in Fig. 8. In the drawin s, referring to Figs. 3 and 4, these guidin -ro lers are shown as lying in horizontal p anes,

' them relae lead-lines therebetween or to release same therefrom the sled-shoe is formed of a pair of spaced arms B, carrying two of the rollers at their outer ends, and ivoted between said arms, as at B, is a third arm B1", carrying one of said rollers B2.

B12 represents handles on an operatingrod B1, connected at its lower end to a pin B14, having a locking-button B14a coperatmg with a plate B15, secured to the central sledblock and slotted, as at B15, that portion of the arm B10 beneath the plate Bbeingppllowed out, as at B", to contain the loc g- .button B14l when the parts are interlocked.

(See Figs. 3 and 4.)

C represents a air of grooved Wheels mounted on the aXls c, journaled in suitable bearings b, Fig. 7, the peripheral faces of said wheels being notched or grooved transverselyto form a grippin -surface and constituting a windlass for uljng the seine.

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'lhis windlaC is driven by any suitable means operatively colvmected with a source of power. For instance, yin Figs. l. and 2 is illustrated a motor E, (which may be the motor for pro elling the boat also,) connected by beltm f lil to the pulley EZVon-shaft'E", carrying pu ley E, colmectcd by belting to pulley E4 on shaft a, carryin f worm E5, coo eratlng wlththe worm-w eel Eu on the s laft c. V

Forward of the grooved wheels-C of the windlass are mounted the similarly-notched smaller ooved wheels C' C2, carried by the inde en ently-mounted shafts f f respective y, which latter at their outer ends carryT the notched grooved pulleys C* C". The rollers g, Fig. 7, ma be disposed between the guiding-Wheels C C4 and C2 C, respectively, to sup ort the body portion of the net while being uled.

A suitable method of mounting the closingrollers for the lead-lines of the seine is shown in Figs. .5 and 6, and while this particular arrangement is not essential it may be described in detail for the purpose of illustration.

The rollers ,B2 are preferably spherical and may be formed of two members m and n, the inner member being apertured to receive a spindle u, projecting from the concave seat l, formed on the base s, provided with boltholes :c for securing same to the sled-block. These rollers are so disposed adjacent each other that they almost touch each other at points on their peripheral surface l. in radii normal to the axes of the said ro ers. For instance,if the rollers revolve on vertical 'axes their points of tangency will lie in a horizontal lane or in a ne encircling the roller, whic line is described by the ends of the radii normal to the axis. The advantae of this distinction also in ha the ro ers of spherical form is that there 1s no friction on the web transverse to the line of passage through the rollers, which friction twists and jams the web in other forms of rollers, these disadvantageous features bein avoided, and the lead-lines of the seine Wi be guided to the closing deviceb one roller revolving in one direction-and Wil be guided from the closing device by an opposed roller revolving in another direction.

The u per end of-the spindle u rejects beyond t e member m and 1s screw-t aded to receive a nut v, held in place by a cotterpin g, P being a washer interposed between the nut 'v and the member m. AThe upper member n is recessed out, as at w, to recelvel the nut 'v and at the same time afford a chamber to hold a suitable lubricant, o designating an o communicating with said chamber or introducing the lubricating-oil, and it is obvious that this opening may be closed by a lug or stopper o.

t is obvious that the two sections n and m rudder E7 being shown.

prevent possible contact with the seine when recast. The tender is also provided with a mast F and gafl F2 suitably stayed. A tackle arrangement having the blocks F3 and F* forms a connection between the upper 'end of the rod B and the gaff, whereby the depending arms and closing means may be elevated and lowered.

In operation the lead-lines, as shown in Figs. 1 and2, pass between the closing-rollers B and u wardly adjacent the de endin` arms B', t ence reeving over the gui e-Whee 1C Cl and beneath the grooved Wheels C of the gower-actuated windlass, the barrier-netting 5 forming a closure for the spaced ends of the net.

The windlass C is continuously operated by the actuating mechanism, and the lead-lines therebeneath 'are normally out of contact with the ooved wheels C, so that it will be manifest y raisin upwardly on the net at the rear of the Winlass the notched surfaces of the wheels C will grip the lead-lines and haul in the net. lines reeving over the wheels C Cz will impart rotary motion to the wheels C4 Cand eed in the cork-lines, and, the body of the net resting on the loosely-mounted rollers g, the hauling of same is facilitated. y A It will be obvious that either of the wings of the net may be hauled -independently of the other by simply lifting up that particular lead-line, while the two Wings may be operated conjointly b raising both leadlines.

It will also be o vious that if the tender or H represents a fender for the propeller to At the same time the leadfioat Fremains stationary b operatiu the Windlass C the entire net Wil be move toward the float as'the same is being hauled, While, on the other hand, the float may be moved along the net, in which o eration the pivoted sled-block Bil will guide t e lower end of the depending arms along the bed of the water, the net being wound in' as the tender is moved therealong, and, as shown in Figs.

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1 and 2, it may be recast, if desired, during the operation.

To effect the release of the'lead-lines from the closing means in the construction illustrated, it will only be necessary to turn the rod B by means of the handles B", which will operate the swiveled pin B and bring the button Buin alinement with the slot B, l

when the arms B will fall by' theirv ownweight, augmented bythe depending f armsB.

It is obvious that the advantages attained by the particular form and mounting of the side with one dispose spherical rollers may also be attained by other arrangements. For instance, where s hericalrollers are used it is not essential tliat thc three rollers be disposed side by side in a horizontal plane, as instead of usin three rollers I may em loy four, two on eac i d above theother, as shown in Fig. 8, wherein 1 designates the lower pair of rollers, carried by the sledblock 2, and 3 the upper pair of rollers, carried by the vertica y-movable member 4, hinged, as at 5, to the sled-block.

The principal object in having the rollers spherical, in addition to avoiding the use of an unprotected pivot or axle, whereby the netting is invaria ly caught and hungl during operation, is that no matter how t e leadlines may be curled in the web or net or no matter in what direction the seine may have drifted the operating-rollers being sp erical will always be ositioned to pro erly receive and guide the ines, which wou d not be the case with other forms of rollers.

It will also be observed that by mounting 4the closing means or rollers directly on the depending arms carried by the iioat I am enabled to employ actuating means of high power for hauling the seine without elevating the closing means, which could hardly be accomplished successfully where a closing means was simply anchored on the bed of the stream, as in such classes of devices the closing means would ride its anchor upon the application of a great amount of power and could not, therefore, be made to operate effectively. Thus it will be seen that by the present construction and coperation of the depending arms and closing means with the hauling mechanism I amenabled to haul and land the seine by actuating means of high power at the same time that the wings of the seine are being brought together, the barrier-netting carried by the spaced depending arms preventing the escape of the shrim and this barrier-netting is of considerab e importance, especially where the seine is beinghauled toward vthe float, as shrimp always follow the moving wings of the seine.

While the 'drawings and foregoing descri tion describe a practical application of tllfe invention, it will be understood that I do not. limit myself to all the specific details of the apparatus as shown and described, as many modications might be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

l. In seiningv apparatus, the combination of means for closing the wings of the seine while being hauled, and mechanism operatively associated with the seine to mechanically haul and land the wings thereof.

2. In seining apparatus, the combination of means for automatically bringing together the lead-lines of the Seine for closing the wings thereof while being hauled, and mechanism operatively associated with the seine to mechanically haul and land the wings thereof, substantiallyr as described.

3. In seining apparatus, the combination of means for brin ing to ether the lead-lines of the seine and c osing t e end thereof While the same is being hauled, of mechanism engaging the lead-lines of the seine for hauling in and landing the wings thereof, substantially as described.

4. In seining apparatus, the combination of means for closing the wings of the seine while being hauled, a windlass adapted to engage the lead-lines of the seine for hauling in and landing the Wings thereof, and means for actuating said windlass, substantially as described.

5. In seining apparatus, the Acombination of a power-actuated windlass comprising a pair of peripherall -grooved wheels, means for guiding the lea -lines of the seine into engagement with said grooved wheels, and means for bringing together the lead-lines and closing the end of the seine while being hauled, the whole constructed and operating to mechanically haul and land the seine and bring together thelwings of the seine in the waterd'prior to, landing substantially as describe 6. In seining apparatus, the combination with power-actuated means adapted to ,haul and land the wings of the net conjointly o r independently, and means for bringing. together and guidi the lead-lines while being auled and `lan ed, substantially as described.

7. In seining ap aratus, the combination of a power-actuate windlass normally operating continuously, means for leading the lead-lines of the seine normally in proximity to said windlass and into engagement therewith when the seine is to be hauled and landlOO ed, and means for bringing together the leadlines and closing the end of the seine while being hauled and landed, substantiallylas described.

Y 8. In seiningap aratus, the combination of a power-actuaterwindlass, guiding-wheels forward thereof, said wheels and windlass coacting to engage andhaul and land the seine while being hauled, and means for bringing together the lead-lines and closing the end of the seine while being hauled substantially as described.

9. In seining ap aratus, the combination of a power-actuatecwindlass, guidin -wheels forward thereof, the lead-lines of t 'e seine reeving over said guide-wheels and beneath said windlass, and means for bringing together the lead-lines and closing the end of the. seine while being hauled, the whole constructed and operating to mechanically haul and land the seine and bring together the wings of the seine in the Water prior to landing substantially as described.

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10. In seining apparatus, the combination of guiding-wheels for the lead-lines androoperating guidin -wheels for the cork-lines substantially as iascribed.

11. In seining apparatus, the combination of guiding-wheels for the lead-lines and cooperating guiding-wheels for the cork-lines,

' the end of t e seine while being hauled substantially as described.

13. In seining apparatus, the combination with a suitable sup ort, of spaced depending arms carried there y, a ard or barrier extendindg longitudinally o said arms, means carrie by said arms for bringing together the lead-lines of the seine forward of said guard, and power-actuated means for hauling the seine substantially as described.

14. In seining apparatus, the combination -with a suitable support, of spaced depending arms carried thereby, a guard com rising nettingextendinglongitudinallyof sai arms, means carried by said arms for bringing together the lead-lines of the seine forward of said guard, and power-.actuated means for haulingnthe seine substantially-as described. 15. seining apparatus, the combination with a support, of power-actuated means carried thereb for hauling the seme, and means for contro ling the lead-lines, while being hauled, consisting of guide-rollers, a proximating tangency on radii normal to t e axes of the said rollers. 16. In seining apparatus,.the combination with a support, of power-actuated means carried thereby for hauling the seine, and means carried by said support for bringing together the lead-lines for closing the wings of the seine while being hauled, comprising a plurality of rollers verticall ad1ustable relatively to each other su stantially as described.

17. In seining apparatus, the combination 'with a support, of power-actuated means carriedthereby for hauling the seine, and means carried by said support for bringing together the lead-lines for closing the wings of the'.

seine while being hauled, comprising a plurality of rollers of spherical form located adjacent eachother substantially as described.

18. 1n seining apparatus, the combination with a support, of power-actuated means carried thereby for hauling the seine, and means carried by said support for bringing together the lead-lines for closing the wings ofthe seine while being hauled, comprising a plurality of spherical rollers vertically adjustable relatively to each other substantially as described.

19. In seining apparatus, the combination with a support, of power-actuated means carried therebyior hauling the seine, a su port depending from said main support, a clldsing device carried by said depending support, comprising a pair of separable members adjustable relatively to each other and rollers carried by said. adjustable members and located in proximity to each other, locking means for said adjustable members, and means for unlocking said locking means to release the lead-lines substantially as described.

20. In seining apparatus, the combination with a support, of a plurality of suitablymounted rollers adapted to be secured against movement relative to said support and to receive the lead-lines of a seine in substantially all directions of its horizontal plane and direct saine upwardly toward the surface of the water.

21. In seining apparatus, the combination with a support, of means carried by said su port for bringing together the lead-lines o a seine to close the wings thereof while being hauled, compris' a plurality of rollers cooperating with sai lead-lines.

22. In seinin ap aratus, the combination with a sled-bloc o a pivoted member thereon, closing-rollers carried by said block and said pivoted member, and means for locking said pivoted member in osition.

In testimony whereof aiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR YANCEY.

' Witnesses:

H. WARNER, G. B. HAYGooD. 

